File:Boeing XPB-1W Fortress on the ground c1945.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Boeing XPB-1W Fortress (BuNo 77258, ex USAAF B-17G-100-VE, s/n 44-85683) early warning and control plane. Note that the plane is still equipped with gun turrets, as it was planned that these planes would operate in hostile areas.
Date circa 1945
date QS:P,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 89167 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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